supplant \suh-PLANT\, transitive verb:
1. To take the place of (another), especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics; as, a rival supplants another.
2. To take the place of and serve as a substitute for.
Thursday, 3 May 2007
Wednesday, 25 April 2007
Gregarious
gregarious \grih-GAIR-ee-us\, adjective:
1. Tending to form a group with others of the same kind.
2. Seeking and enjoying the company of others.
1. Tending to form a group with others of the same kind.
2. Seeking and enjoying the company of others.
Friday, 20 April 2007
Tuesday, 17 April 2007
Covort
cavort \kuh-VORT\, intransitive verb:
1. To bound or prance about.
2. To have lively or boisterous fun; to behave in a high-spirited, festive manner.
1. To bound or prance about.
2. To have lively or boisterous fun; to behave in a high-spirited, festive manner.
Monday, 2 April 2007
Arriviste
arriviste \a-ree-VEEST\, noun:
1.A person who has recently attained success, wealth, or high status but not general acceptance or respect; an upstart.
1.A person who has recently attained success, wealth, or high status but not general acceptance or respect; an upstart.
Friday, 30 March 2007
Monday, 26 March 2007
Autochthonous
autochthonous \aw-TOK-thuh-nuhs\, adjective:
1. Aboriginal; indigenous; native.
2. Formed or originating in the place where found.
1. Aboriginal; indigenous; native.
2. Formed or originating in the place where found.
Friday, 16 March 2007
Monday, 12 March 2007
Trepidation
trepidation\trep-uh-DAY-shuhn\, noun:
1. [Archaic] An involuntary trembling; quaking; quivering.
2. A state of dread or alarm; nervous agitation; apprehension; fright.
1. [Archaic] An involuntary trembling; quaking; quivering.
2. A state of dread or alarm; nervous agitation; apprehension; fright.
Friday, 9 March 2007
Monday, 5 March 2007
Friday, 2 March 2007
Tuesday, 27 February 2007
Ambit
ambit \AM-bit\, noun:
1. Circuit or compass.
2. The boundaries or limits of a district or place.
3. An area in which something acts, operates, or has power or control; extent; sphere; scope.
1. Circuit or compass.
2. The boundaries or limits of a district or place.
3. An area in which something acts, operates, or has power or control; extent; sphere; scope.
Saturday, 24 February 2007
Friday, 23 February 2007
Monday, 19 February 2007
Turbid
turbid \TUR-bid\, adjective:
1. Muddy; thick with or as if with roiled sediment; not clear; -- used of liquids of any kind.
2. Thick; dense; dark; -- used of clouds, air, fog, smoke, etc.
3. Disturbed; confused; disordered.
1. Muddy; thick with or as if with roiled sediment; not clear; -- used of liquids of any kind.
2. Thick; dense; dark; -- used of clouds, air, fog, smoke, etc.
3. Disturbed; confused; disordered.
Friday, 16 February 2007
Monday, 12 February 2007
Satiety
satiety \suh-TY-uh-tee\, noun:
The state of being full or gratified to or beyond the point of satisfaction.
The state of being full or gratified to or beyond the point of satisfaction.
Friday, 9 February 2007
Tuesday, 6 February 2007
Friday, 2 February 2007
Monday, 29 January 2007
Saturday, 27 January 2007
Friday, 26 January 2007
Monday, 22 January 2007
Censure
1. The act of blaming or finding fault with and condemning as wrong; reprehension; blame.
2. An official reprimand or expression of disapproval.
2. An official reprimand or expression of disapproval.
transitive verb:
1. To find fault with and condemn as wrong; to blame; to criticize severely.
2. To express official disapproval of.
Saturday, 20 January 2007
Monday, 15 January 2007
Eddy
eddy \ED-ee\, noun:
1. A current of air or water running in a direction contrary to the main current, or moving in a circular direction; a whirlpool.
2. A tendency or current (as of opinion or history) contrary to or separate from a main current.
intransitive verb:
1. To move in an eddy or as if in an eddy; to move in a circle.
transitive verb:
1. To cause to move in an eddy or as if in an eddy.
Saturday, 13 January 2007
Friday, 12 January 2007
Monday, 8 January 2007
Sunder
sunder \SUN-dur\, transitive verb:
1. To break apart; to separate; to divide; to sever.
intransitive verb:
1. To become parted, disunited, or severed.
1. To break apart; to separate; to divide; to sever.
intransitive verb:
1. To become parted, disunited, or severed.
Friday, 5 January 2007
Monday, 1 January 2007
Nascent
nascent \NAS-uhnt; NAY-suhnt\, adjective:
Beginning to exist or having recently come into existence; coming into being.
Beginning to exist or having recently come into existence; coming into being.
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